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Grants and funding in Wisconsin

6,254 foundations reported granting into Wisconsin on their most recent IRS filings: 32,572 itemized grants worth $3.1B between them. On top of that, thirty-seven live grant programs and five contract opportunities are specific to Wisconsin, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
6,254
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$3.1B
across 32,572 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Wisconsin
37
of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
46
of 480+ CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 6,254 foundations granting into Wisconsin, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.

227
1,161
2,194
1,556
889
138
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Wisconsin

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Wisconsin on their most recent filings.

University of Wisconsin Foundation$549M
Historic Haymarket Milwaukee Inc$131M
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation$101M
Tosa Foundation$91M
The Big Ten Conference Inc$78M
Itemized grants into Wisconsin from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

What the live Wisconsin grants offer

Award ceilings on the Wisconsin-specific programs that publish one.

8
4
3
1
0
2
0
Under $10K$10K–50K$50K–100K$100K–250K$250K–1M$1M–5MOver $5M
Eighteen of thirty-seven live Wisconsin-specific grants publish a ceiling; the rest say the amount varies. As of November 1, 2026.

Who the Wisconsin-specific grants are for

Of the thirty-seven live grant programs specific to Wisconsin, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. twenty-four more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits17
Cities and towns16
Tribal organizations15
Researchers10
Small businesses1

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, local governments and tribal organizations.

The lenders almost nobody checks

Forty-six community development lenders serve Wisconsin: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

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